Emily Dickinson Lexicon

STEAD'FAST, or STED'FAST, a. [stead and fast.]

1. Fast fixed; firm; firmly fixed or established; as, the steadfast globe of earth. Spenser.
2. Constant; firm; resolute; not fickle or wavering. Abide steadfast to thy neighbor in the time of his trouble. – Ecclus. Him resist, steadfast in the faith. – 1 Pet v.
3. Steady; as, steadfast sight. – Dryden.